While Penn did withdraw from the FLA, it did not agree to join the WRC. Yesterday's agreement charged an ad hoc committee on sweatshop labor to study the two organizations and make a recommendation on their relative merits to Rodin by Feb. 29, at which point she will make the final decision.

The chair of the committee, Penn professor of public policy Howard Kunreuther, said rejoining the FLA is still possible.

"It's absolutely...on the table. [Penn] is withdrawing pending the committee's report," he said.

Penn students said they initiated the sit-in, which involved over 50 students, because of their frustration with the administration.

"We just weren't getting anywhere in dialogues," said Miriam R. Joffe-Block, the Penn senior who coordinated the protest. "We felt this was the only way to get the administration to see that we were really serious and to take action."

Penn activists said they hoped their victory would prompt other schools to reconsider their labor monitoring policies.

They said the sit-in was a success because of Penn's withdrawal and the national attention it garnered.